MAIRO ESE to minister at Kingdom Men Mega Summit 2017 Concert

BREAKING! Mairo Ese, one of our nation's leading psalmists and worship leaders has confiirmed for Mega Summit 2017. He will be joining The King's Voices, the all-men choir of Kingdom Men and a host of other anointed men of worship at the Men@Worship concert on Sunday, May 14, 2017. 
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KINGDOM MEN ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2017

Kingdom Men Africa Network (KMEN), a Lagos, Nigeria-based ministry to men has called on   governments at all levels, the church, the media, donor agencies and all other relevant bodies to embrace a "holistic from-the-root approach towards achieving gender equity and gender cooperation in Nigeria and globally.

Text of the Statement

Kingdom Men Africa Network (KMEN) joins Nigerians, and the international community, in congratulating women globally on the occasion of today's International Women's Day.

We note that the theme for this year's observance is "Be bold for Change" and acknowledge that women the world over need boldness to demand for and embrace change in every sphere of life. This covers the socio-cultural, economic and political space. In this connection, we acknowledge the wonderful work being done by many bodies, especially NGOs and para-church ministries locally and internationally.

As we stated in our statement during the last 16 Days of Activism on Gender-based Violence, the success of any pro-women action will depend largely on society's understanding of the truth that there is a 'male identity crisis". This manifests in men, women and society at large not understanding that men, like women, children and youths, have peculiar issues that require urgent and holistic attention. It is called "the Men Problem" and like every problem requires "the Men Solution". We are glad to state that ministries like ours have accepted the challenge.

In Nigeria, we note with delight the activities of Voices for Change (V4C), which has paid special attention to the place of men in the advocacy for change. They have commendably published a report titled "Being a Man in Nigeria" and worked extensively with men's ministries and groups, including KMEN. We look forward to continued cooperation and collaboration this year and beyond.

We urge governments at all levels, the church, the media, donor agencies and all other relevant bodies to take a cue from this holistic from-the-root approach towards achieving gender equity and cooperation in Nigeria and globally.

Change is desirable and it is possible; but it is not a strictly "women thing"; the masculine identity problem is at the root and the men solution will spring the trap'. Join us.

Signed: REMI AKANO
Chief Vision Steward (KMEN)

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ANTI-VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN CAMPAIGN IS MISDIRECTED, SAYS KINGDOM MEN

Kingdom Men Africa Network, a Lagos, Nigeria-based ministry to men, has described the global war against gender-based violence as misdirected and therefore needs urgent rethink.

In a statement signed by the ministry’s Chief Vision Steward, Reverend Remi Akano, commemorating this year’s  United Nations-initiated  16 Days of Activism Against Violence Against Women, it says well-meaning as most of the activities are, they are fighting the symptoms rather than the disease.  Click for full text of Statement

According to Kingdom Men, “Years of engagement with the men-problem globally has however taught (us) that the disease is not violence against women or against anybody else for that matter; that is a symptom. It is as much a symptom of the disease as are sexism, crime, fatherless babies, high divorce rate or even poor public governance and corruption. The disease is male identity crisis - exacerbated over time by zero or scant awareness of its existence; neglect, and lack of or inadequate understanding of its ramification.”

The ministry, founded in December 2009, posits that all expenses have been concentrated on cleaning the water downstream when upstream, at the source, is where the problem flows from, which means that no matter how often you clean downstream; the stream will never be clean.”

Quoting a Facebook post of one concerned young lady, the ministry wrote: “…Who stands for the men; Who teaches our young men to become responsible adults; Who prays for the men; Who is ready to tell this men how to be a man, a father, a brother, a friend; What standard is built for them to be the kings they were originally created to be? Everyone is all about the woman folk, leaving the man to discover what he has no idea about…” 

Continuing, Kingdom Men said: “that is the issue all of us – families, churches, communities,  governments and even the international agencies have yet to grasp; it is the one issue which, if we were to face squarely and urgently, will reduce and ultimately remove other problems.”

We recognise, says the ministry, that “men are the problem, and men are the answer. We are fully aware that everywhere in the world today, men are responsible directly and vicariously for ALL the social, political and economic challenges mankind face – through their actions or omissions as men, husbands, brothers, fathers and leaders. That is the reason for our existence.

The ministry further stated that the acute awareness of this situation “is the rationale for all our activities, including but not limited to the Fix the Men, Fix Nigeria Initiative, which  was formally launched at a small media event on International Men’s Day 2014 (November 19) with the  hashtag #fixthemenfixNigeria and #fixthemenfixthenations. That initiative is designed to redirect the attention of all concerned to the disease, in order to reduce the focus on the symptoms.

Among its objectives is to step up public campaigns to draw attention to the need for the nations, beginning with our country, Nigeria, to pay serious attention to the spiritual health and psychological make-up of the men; and the contribution of social, economic and cultural pressures to the status quo.

In this connection, Kingdom Men noted with enthusiasm the role being played in Nigeria by an NGO known as Voices for Change (V4C), which has undertaken a research project and published a report titled: Being a Man in Nigeria, and continues to engage with men’s groups across the country including the ministry.

Asserting that a lot more effort is required at all levels to rethink strategies for comprehensively turning around the social, political and economic conditions of our nation; Kingdom Men recommended the following:

“That men and men issues begin to receive the same attention that women and children are getting including instituting a UN-recognised International Day for Men, since the existing privately instituted one, (November 19), is hardly ever noticed;

“That governments, donor agencies, corporate bodies under their corporate social responsibility schemes and private foundations seriously consider funding studies on Men issues  and provide financial support for ministries like ours in the pursuit of our mandates; so that, together with others, we can refocus on Men; restore them to positive masculinity thus reawakening in them the innate ability to be real men who manifest as better husbands and fathers; better sons and brothers and ultimately better community and national leaders.”

Kingdom Men is fully persuaded that these are the cost-effective and sure-fire ways to end gender-based violence as well as virtually all other social, economic and political problems because only MEN who get their identity right and who are well-equipped to handle external pressures, can create a societal ambience for women to fulfil their destinies and contribute their immeasurably high quota to lifting the nation – without hindrance.”

KINGDOM MEN'S LEADERSHIP RETREAT COMMUNIQUE

KINGDOM MEN had a Leadership Retreat last weekend in Lagos. At the end of the six-sessions of teaching, prayers and worship, a 10-point Communique on the state of our nation and the role of men in it was issued. The programme, ironically, held at the Women's Development Centre, Ogba, Agege, Lagos, Nigeria.

The Communique signed by the ministry's Chief Vision Steward, REMI AKANO reads:

COMMUNIQUE AT THE END OF A TWO-DAY LEADERSHIP RETREAT

KINGDOM MEN (KMEN), A MINISTRY TO MEN

HELD BETWEEN FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21 AND SATURDAY 22, 2014

AT THE WOMEN DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, OGBA, IKEJA, LAGOS

At the end of the two-day intensive and interactive session which featured prayer, praise and worship, six sessions of teaching and discussions on issues affecting men, the home, society, the church, our nation and the larger global trends concerning manhood and Christ-likeness, the leadership of KINGDOM MEN gathered for the programme observed, concluded and declared as follows (see below):

1.   That as Nigeria marks its centenary as a country it is indisputable that the nation is NOT fulfilling its destiny in the comity of nations in spite of the vast human, natural and other resources God has placed at our disposal;

Remi Akano

Dennis Onwuegbu

Popoola Adams

2.   That the problem is that of MEN because men are accountable to God for the running of His Kingdom here on earth as is clear from the Bible book of Genesis and have therefore been predominant in leadership globally;3.   That the nation therefore has a “men problem”. In other words, men are the problem and men are the solution. So, if we get it right with the men, Nigeria (and the world at large) would be a better place for all to live in;    

Ade Situ

Yet, scant attention is paid to the subject of what it means to be a man, as God intended men to be. Ministry to Men is therefore relatively young within the Church in Nigeria – non-existent in many churches; widely misunderstood in most; 

 

    It is in pursuit of the objective of filling this identified gap and to join hands with others of like minds so that the men in Nigeria might begin to take godly charge of the society that God originally committed to their hand that KINGDOM MEN has been founded;

6.   KINGDOM MEN believes that Jesus Christ is the best example of leadership – dependable, faithful, other-centred, strong, effective, humble and love-driven, and therefore we are committed to help raise and disciple Chirstlike men;

Wale Oni

Segun Alabi and Segun Oyebola

 7.           KMEN plans to pursue this goal through a Bible study, accountability and discipleship programme, regular men’s events, including Breakfast meetings, luncheons/dinners targeted at special groups such as legislators and other politicians, the military, academics etc and conferences featuring national and international ministers and leaders of character;

Dinner Break

8.   In this connection, the first international men’s conference, KINGDOM MEN MEGA SUMMIT is planned to hold between May 8 and 10, 2014 in Lagos and it shall feature Texas, USA-based Rev Dr Larry Titus, a global mentor of men who has been in ministry for over 50 years and whose Kingdom Global Ministries runs an effective  Men’s Discipleship programme. There will be other notable speakers.

Breaking Bread

9.   KMEN also believes that to fix the nation, the Church has a major role to play; for the Church to succeed, families must be fixed; to fix families, we must fix marriages and to fix marriages, we must begin with the men. So, the ministry is putting in place programmes directed at the Church, families and marriages. 

10.               KMEN invites all churches, ministries and all men and women who of goodwill to partner with us in the pursuit of these Spirit-driven, God-glorifying and society-building goals.

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